Chapter 7. Active exposure to gain trust, 3-Star Cave meets Fang Yuan for the first time

7. Active exposure to gain trust, 3-Star Cave meets Fang Yuan for the first time

　　"This..." Qi Tian hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "Thanks to Mr. Jia Fu's love, but what I pursue is strong strength and I have no interest in doing business. I only do business to earn some yuan stones."

　　"That's right! But this does not conflict with your purpose. If you come to work here, I can provide you with training resources. After all, there are some resources that are difficult to buy even with Yuan Stone."

　　Jia Fu was not angry because of Qi Tian's rejection, because it is normal for capable people to be arrogant. If Qi Tian had agreed directly, he would have doubted whether Qi Tian had ulterior motives.

　　"This...since Mr. Jia Fu said this, if I refuse, wouldn't it appear that I don't know what is good or bad?" Qitian continued after thinking for a while. "I can help you, but I have a request."

　　"Okay, I can agree to it as long as it's not too much." As a shrewd businessman, Jia Fu naturally would not directly agree or refuse, but would wait for the next step.

　　"Although I am working in the hands of adults, I do not plan to join the family. I can leave at any time in the future."

　　Hearing this request, Jia Fu was stunned for a moment and said, "Joining the Jia family is something that no one else can ask for, but you refused directly."

　　Now is the important moment to compete for the position of the head of the family. With Qitian's help, his chances of winning will be better. If he forced Qi Tian to join the Jia family now, it would affect his reputation, so he would not mention it again. But in his heart, he planned to recruit after becoming the head of the family.

　　"Forget it, since you don't want to do this, of course I won't force you to stay."

　　"You can come to my place tomorrow to work! This relic Gu can be considered as payment in advance." He said and took out a red iron relic Gu.

　　Qi Tian did not accept it. When Jia Fu was confused, he explained: "Sorry, I hid my strength before. In fact, I am already a third-level Gu master."

　　As he spoke, he revealed the aura of a third-level Gu Master.

　　Jia Fu frowned, then relaxed. Since Qi Tian took the initiative to reveal his strength, it represented his sincerity. In addition, Qi Tian had reached Rank 3 at such an age and was so talented, which made him even more optimistic about Qi Tian.

　　"It's not that we don't have a silver relic Gu caravan, but it's inconvenient to mobilize at will. However, if you want to buy it, I can sell it to you in advance."

　　So Qitian spent 46,000 yuan stones to buy this silver relic Gu, and his cultivation level jumped to the third level.

　　Because Qi Tian's cultivation level reached the third level, Jia Fu gave Qi Tian the position of deputy leader.

　　The position of deputy leader seems very prestigious, but this caravan is Jia Fu's boss, and important business is handled by his confidants, so the position of deputy leader does not have much real power. But as a newcomer, this is reasonable.

　　Although others were jealous, they couldn't help but admire Qi Tian's business talent, and no one objected to Jia Fu's confirmation. After Qitian showed his strength at the third level, no one was dissatisfied.

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　　March.

　　The spring is bright and the spring songs come with a cheerful beat.

　　Spring is warm, flowers are blooming, grass is growing and orioles are flying.

　　The caravan traveled thousands of miles and passed through several mountains before arriving at the boundary of Qingmao Mountain.

　　On Qingmao Mountain, wherever you look, you can see the new green and colorful sea of flowers.

　　Colorful parrots appeared in large groups, hovering in the air and chirping.

　　Under such scenery, the caravan slowly drove into Qingmao Mountain.

　　Jia Fu sat cross-legged on Baochan's head and took the lead. His eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, and he cupped his fists to greet the surrounding Gu Yue villagers.

　　After the treasure toad, there are fat beetles carrying cargo, colorful camel chickens dragging carts, giant mountain spiders that ignore the terrain, and winged snakes that sometimes spread their wings to fly while meandering forward.

　　Qi Tian also sat on the back of the Mountain Wolf Spider, right at the front of the caravan, observing Qingmao Mountain.

　　This is Qitian's first time to Qingmao Mountain, and the scenery here is beautiful.

　　"Everything in the world is unpredictable! Who would have thought that such a beautiful and peaceful village would hide a bloody disaster and turn into a frozen land within two years!" Qi Tian sighed. At the same time, the belief in becoming stronger becomes stronger.

　　The caravan arrived at the border of Qingmao Mountain in the morning and stationed at Guyue Mountain Village at noon. In the evening, a large area of temporary shops formed around the village. Various tall tents in red, blue, yellow and green were set up, and countless small stalls were squeezed in between the tents.

　　The most eye-catching one is the giant tree that stands out from the crowd. It is 18 meters high. The roots are thick and the branches are entangled like dragons and snakes. A small part is exposed on the surface, while the rest is deeply rooted under the surface. Like a tower, it stands among the tents. It is the Three-Star Cave of the Third Rank Gu House.

　　The business that Qi Tian was responsible for was in the tent. After giving instructions to a few guys, there was nothing else to do. Qi Tian planned to go to Jia Fu to report the business.

　　After leaving the tent, I saw a bustling crowd, surrounding the stalls or constantly entering and exiting the tent entrance.

　　There were cries of selling coming and going all around.

　　"A golden light Gu only sells for fifty yuan stones!"

　　"Come on, come and taste the delicious bars in each copycat village..."

　　Walk through the crowd and arrive in front of Sanxing Cave.

　　At the bottom of the brown tree trunk, two spacious portals are specially opened for people to enter. There are three floors of space inside. They have all been transformed into shops. There are all kinds of Gu insects on the counters.

　　Entering the Gu House, you saw a counter full of people.

　　"Hey, let's go. Lady Yao Ji just threw a piece of paper in front of everyone."

　　"I saw it too. It seems that this wine bug is destined to miss me."

　　...The Gu Masters surrounding the counter all left dejectedly.

　　Only a young man with a cold face and eyes like deep springs was still standing.

　　Seeing this scene, Qi Tian immediately understood that this was the scene where Fang Yuan snatched the wine from Gu Yue Yao Ji. This young man is Fang Yuan.

　　After Fang Yuan finished throwing the note, he seemed to feel something and looked at Qi Tian. Qitian smiled back and gave Fang Yuan a meaningful look.

　　"Sir Qitian." The female clerk behind the counter also spotted Qitian at this time and said hello to him immediately.

　　"Oh, keep busy and don't worry about me." Qi Tian waved to her. Making the female Gu Master blush, Qi Tian became the deputy leader of the caravan at a young age. He was handsome and powerful, and was the Prince Charming in the eyes of many young female Gu Masters in the caravan.

　　Qi Tian knew that the time was not right, so he did not go forward to talk to Fang Yuan, but went directly to Jia Fu's study on the third floor.

　　"Qitian? It seems that his status in the caravan is not low. Could it be the Gu Immortal Qitian from his previous life?" Fang Yuan thought secretly.

　　"In his autobiography, he was involved in caravans in his early years, traveling around the five regions, and benefited greatly from the inheritance a hundred years later. After that, he practiced quietly for fifty years and became a Gu Immortal, becoming a blockbuster. But in his early years, his experience There are multiple versions of the records, and I don't know whether they are true or false."

　　"And what did he mean by the last glance he gave me? I have no connection with him. What is there in me that deserves his attention? He is only a rank three Gu Master, and there is no way he can discover the secret of the Spring Autumn Cicada in me."

　　"If we really want to talk about contact, it will be three hundred years later. At that time, I was still a mortal Gu Master, and obtained a inheritance he casually laid down."

　　"That's right! From the collection of poems he left behind in that inheritance, it can be seen that he may also be a time traveler. No wonder I have a vague sense of familiarity with him. If he has heard of the poems I composed when I was a child, They will also know my identity as a time traveler, after all, those poems are completely plagiarized."

　　"Judging from his behavior just now, he is just a little interested in me. There is no malicious intention. Maybe it's just because I still calmly bid after Gu Yue Yaoji made the bid and discovered that I am extraordinary."

　　"It seems that the impact of my killing Jia Jinsheng is not small! The caravan arrived early, expanded in size, and attracted a person like Qi Tian."

　　Smart people will think a lot. Fang Yuan guessed the identity of Qitian's time traveler, and attributed the familiarity with Qi Tian to the fact that they were both time travellers. But he would not have thought that Qi Tian had read a novel called "Gu Zhenren", knew the plot, and lurked for two hundred years to be reborn with him.

　　Just like other people didn't guess that Fang Yuan had the Spring Autumn Cicada, they lacked the most important clues and no matter how smart they were, they couldn't guess the answer.

　　And Qi Tian intentionally exposed the identity of the time traveler in order to better cover up the secret of his rebirth with Fang Yuan. Blind concealment will inevitably lead to flaws, and it is necessary to take the initiative to expose some. Fang Yuan is very important in Qi Tian's future plan, so Qi Tian cannot help but ignore him.

　　The most direct flaw is that Qi Tian's will in his previous life has been lurking in Fang Yuan's mind for two hundred years. Although it has not been exposed, it is not ruled out that Fang Yuan will have a familiar feeling or intuition about Qi Tian in this life. If they were classified as the same time-travelers and had intersection before the time-travel, it would be a good cover-up.